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Russia and Ukraine exchange prisoners but peace talks appear stalled
Moscow and Kyiv are set to exchange 500 POWs each by Friday even as peace talks remain stalled.
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Thousands including Obama pay tribute to Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.
Former Presidents Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and Joe Biden received cheers and applause Friday as they joined thousands of people for a celebration of life for the civil rights leader
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Ethiopia does not want war: PM
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has said his country does not want war, even as regional Tigray authorities say federal forces are massing around the northern region, raising fears of renewed conflict
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Ethiopia rebels gang-raped children: Amnesty
Rebels in Ethiopia's most populous region of Oromia have committed summary executions, gang rapes and sexual slavery against women and girls between 2020 and 2024, Amnesty International said on Friday
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Doumbouya returns to Guinea after prolonged absence
President Mamady Doumbouya returned to Guinea Friday where he received a grand welcome at Conakry airport following a three-week absence that had raised questions about his health
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Senegal says company's scandal-plagued sanitary pads are safe
Senegal's minister of health said that menstrual pads made by a leading Chinese firm embroiled in a scandal over expired materials were safe for consumers Thursday, following an investigation
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Iran: Worshippers in Tehran rally after Friday prayers
As Iran and Israel exchange strikes, Tehran worshippers rally in support of the Islamic Republic, echoing calls for resistance against Israel and the US.
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Lebanon: Israeli strikes on Hezbollah stronghold displace thousands in Beirut
Israeli strikes on Beirutâ s suburbs have forced a mass exodus, with more than 95,000 people displaced after evacuation warnings for the crowded southern suburbs.
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Nigeria's Mothers of Chibok go from farm to factory in bid to build a better future
Nigerian women whose daughters were kidnapped by Boko Haram refused to give up on their dream of a better future for their children. Now they're opening two factories.
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IMF expects talks with Zambia on new financial package to start in April
Lusaka's most recent program with the IMF, a $1.7 billion facility agreed in 2022, ended in January
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Ivory Coast: women tap into financial freedom through rubber tree farms
In Ivory Coast, only five percent of women own agricultural land. But this is changing: for many women, owning their own farms of rubber trees has become a way to achieve financial freedom.
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Egypt in 'state of near-emergency' as conflict threatens economy
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Thursday his country is in an economic "state of near-emergency" as a result of the Middle East war, warning of runaway inflation.
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Chad: Former rebel leader Erdimi quits ministerial post
Erdimi was appointed Minister of Higher Education in October 2022, following the Doha Agreements signed between the transitional government and political and rebel groups
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Sudan: army claims recapture of Bara, at least 51 dead in fighting
Clashes across Sudan's southern Kordofan region killed at least 51 people between Wednesday and Thursday, medical sources told AFP, as the army said it recaptured the city of Bara, on the road to Khartoum.
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